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the obama administration took 25 billion is designed to raise to go toward insurance companies with the cost of covering uninsured six people january 1st of 2014. they can't be turned away. 5 billion will go to shoring up employers wanting coverage for early retirees. employers say for large companies to see where they have 10's of millions of dollars. they are already recovering their employers. they are poniying up for people who have the insurance market. the program is intended to quote reduce unreimbursed usage of medical facilities by the uninsured and lower medical premiums overall. this is part of a bigger package of taxes and fees to finance expanding coverage to the uninsured. it comes to $700 billion over ten years. this fee is supposed to decline. cop gres doesn't decide to extend it based on the system. once they find it they do away with it. sthooivengs for fox business. >> still ahead are you holding off on getting the flu shot because you feel a little sick. doctor seigel says he is separating the facts from the fiction. >> california is trying to help out the homeless b
the obama administration took 25 billion is designed to raise to go toward insurance companies with the cost of covering uninsured six people january 1st of 2014. they can't be turned away. 5 billion will go to shoring up employers wanting coverage for early retirees. employers say for large companies to see where they have 10's of millions of dollars. they are already recovering their employers. they are poniying up for people who have the insurance market. the program is intended to quote...
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the obama administration has blocked a u.n. security council resolution condemning israel's latest expansion of settlements in the occupied west bank. israel has announced the construction of thousands of new settlement homes following last month's historic recognition of palestine as a nonmember observer state by the u.n. the white house publicly has criticized israel but refused to take punitive action. on wednesday, each member of the and security council, except the u.s., issued statements condemning the settlement expansion after the has refused to accept a binding resolution. and is in of the news conference, ban ki-moon said israel is undermining any remote chance of middle east peace. >> [indiscernible] very fragile peace process. you have seen my statement in the past, the times i have been condemning this illegal settlement. this is clearly a violation of international law. it is a violation guidelines and upsetting the peace process. >> the state department's head of security has resigned and three other officials ha
the obama administration has blocked a u.n. security council resolution condemning israel's latest expansion of settlements in the occupied west bank. israel has announced the construction of thousands of new settlement homes following last month's historic recognition of palestine as a nonmember observer state by the u.n. the white house publicly has criticized israel but refused to take punitive action. on wednesday, each member of the and security council, except the u.s., issued statements...
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yesterday the obama administration announced that the president would cut short his hawaiian holiday to make one more attempt to work out a deal to overt the so-called fiscal cliff. in unison, his pals in the news media repeated this white house talking point. >> president obama cutting short his vacation in hawaii, heading back now to washington. that will happen tonight to work on the fiscal cliff deal. >> the looming fiscal cliff is forcing president obama to cut short his christmas vacation. >> president obama is cutting short his christmas vacation. he is leaving hawaii tonight so that he can be back in washington when congress reconvenes tomorrow. >> laura: so we should believe that by leaving his island enclave that the president was making some big sacrifice for the country? i'm thinking washington, crossing the delaware on a bitter christmas night 1776 before going on to defeat the british in two major battles, that's sacrifice. i, for one, never understood how in good conscious any of these politicians would think about leaving town with so much riding on this cliff hanger?
yesterday the obama administration announced that the president would cut short his hawaiian holiday to make one more attempt to work out a deal to overt the so-called fiscal cliff. in unison, his pals in the news media repeated this white house talking point. >> president obama cutting short his vacation in hawaii, heading back now to washington. that will happen tonight to work on the fiscal cliff deal. >> the looming fiscal cliff is forcing president obama to cut short his...
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>> you came out of a lot of big jobs in the obama administration, but you were, most recently, one of president obama's principle surrogates in the spanish language media. what did the election look like from your point of view? what can you tell us that we didn't read in the newspaper? you know, from your personal experience, tell us what happened. >> i think the way to understand, kind of my role of the surrogate this year, is in juxtaposition to four years ago. basically played the same role in 2008 and 2012 #. the fascinating thing for me as i emergedded from government and went back out into campaign land was the proliferation of spanish media outlets. in 2008, spanish language media essentially met national spanish language media, which was two. local media in south florida, and that's pretty much the sum total of what -- of the outlets i hit over and over and over and over again four years. this time, i ended up doing media in, again, the national, mundo, and c-span espanol has a bigger foot print, and in ten states, i did radio in iowa and ohio, in north carolina, in virginia.
>> you came out of a lot of big jobs in the obama administration, but you were, most recently, one of president obama's principle surrogates in the spanish language media. what did the election look like from your point of view? what can you tell us that we didn't read in the newspaper? you know, from your personal experience, tell us what happened. >> i think the way to understand, kind of my role of the surrogate this year, is in juxtaposition to four years ago. basically played...
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the obama administration is hoping that russia will goin the international community in forming a coalition against syria's president. >> we want to work with russia as we've said many times on the bases of the gene eva action group's c miewn kay. >> nato's secretary-general also echoed warnings by president obama against the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. the president and secretary of state hillary clinton said that would be crossing a red line. >>> the federal government calls it secure communities. now a program aimed at illegal immigrants is coming under fire. the u.s. mandate that california's attorney general wants to ignore. >> it's only day two but royal baby watch is in full swing in london. when kate is expected to come home from the hospital and the welcome visit she received today. >>> our ipad app is ready to download. you can watch awful our newscasts live, plus traffic, weather and video of breaking news anytime, anywhere. >>> the state attorney general issued a bulletin to all law enforcement agencies today telling them they do not have to comply with a f
the obama administration is hoping that russia will goin the international community in forming a coalition against syria's president. >> we want to work with russia as we've said many times on the bases of the gene eva action group's c miewn kay. >> nato's secretary-general also echoed warnings by president obama against the use of chemical weapons by the syrian government. the president and secretary of state hillary clinton said that would be crossing a red line. >>> the...
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the rest of the world particularly the obama administration, is happy to let a version of democracy play out. we will see how democratic this process is. the rest of the world will shift attention to syria. there is concern whether or not they are actually preparing chemical weapons in the fight against the rebels. there is a military concern in syria. egypt is an issue but not a pressing issue. >>shepard: we are not getting trick chemicals of headlines from jordan and bahrain. >>guest: when the arab spring happened it cracked open tensions that have been existing for decades and the muslim brotherhood felt finally they had an opportunity to express themselves in a constrained society and they do thought want to let go of the powers they is gotten in the election. >>shepard: thank you. it is extreme the weather on the west coast, storm soaked northern california cannot catch a break. they are bracing for another drenching on top of the 20" of rain that has fallen in some places. the latest storm is the fur the to slam the region in just a week. the nonstop rain created sinkholes across n
the rest of the world particularly the obama administration, is happy to let a version of democracy play out. we will see how democratic this process is. the rest of the world will shift attention to syria. there is concern whether or not they are actually preparing chemical weapons in the fight against the rebels. there is a military concern in syria. egypt is an issue but not a pressing issue. >>shepard: we are not getting trick chemicals of headlines from jordan and bahrain....
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lou: much ore on the obama administration's foreign-policy in the middle middle east. the "a-team" towards us comi up. federal workers are thriving in the obama economy with record paid benefits. far outpacing government workers. it seems that government workers still unhappy. unions upset with the new reality of coworker reform. alan wilson joins us and tells us why they should be cheering us why they should be cheering you right to work twins. i didn't see them coming. i have obligations. cute obligations, but obligatio. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. lou: michele obama saying that voter suppression was in full force. in so many states around the countr
lou: much ore on the obama administration's foreign-policy in the middle middle east. the "a-team" towards us comi up. federal workers are thriving in the obama economy with record paid benefits. far outpacing government workers. it seems that government workers still unhappy. unions upset with the new reality of coworker reform. alan wilson joins us and tells us why they should be cheering us why they should be cheering you right to work twins. i didn't see them coming. i have...
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i want to thank the members of this committee, the congress, and the obama administration for supporting a help the inner city passenger rail system and for supporting improved service with words and money. we are grateful for the investments from the american recovery and investment act which have provided more than $1.4 billion for illinois high- speed rail. these current investments in illinois high-speed passenger rail systems are already supporting thousands of jobs with much more on the way. we cannot do it without federal help. we need continued federal funding for high-speed rail to finish the job restarted and keep our promises to travelers and taxpayers. we ask that congress appropriate additional funds for state making these investments, including illinois in the midwest. neither illinois or the midwest would be the transportation hub of the nation that it is today and the state's diverse economic base would not exist as we know it. illinois was made the center of national rail development and today, it hosts a 7,300 mile rail network that serves as a keystone in moving passen
i want to thank the members of this committee, the congress, and the obama administration for supporting a help the inner city passenger rail system and for supporting improved service with words and money. we are grateful for the investments from the american recovery and investment act which have provided more than $1.4 billion for illinois high- speed rail. these current investments in illinois high-speed passenger rail systems are already supporting thousands of jobs with much more on the...
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this has been from the very beginning of the obama administration and is also part of the pivot. the pivot is not just focusing our attention on the other countries of the asia-pacific to the exclusion of china. it means all of the asia-pacific including china, which is why secretary clinton has been to china seven times. yet had defense secretaries gates and panetta -- we have had defense secretaries gates and panetta and many other cabinet officials go to china specifically. >> maybe the president and administration has urged its back in little more in the past year. -- arched its back a little more in the past year. that does not mean that they are not deeply interested in finding ways to collaborate. this may seem to be contradictory, but it does not need to be that way. >> any questions? any of the young people in the back? >> how do you define young? [laughter] >> no comment. [laughter] second row in the middle. >> ambassador locke, there has been optimism with the new leadership that there'll be a greater openness of the chinese markets to foreign interests. you're all loo
this has been from the very beginning of the obama administration and is also part of the pivot. the pivot is not just focusing our attention on the other countries of the asia-pacific to the exclusion of china. it means all of the asia-pacific including china, which is why secretary clinton has been to china seven times. yet had defense secretaries gates and panetta -- we have had defense secretaries gates and panetta and many other cabinet officials go to china specifically. >> maybe...
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what is with the obama administration. >> is a videographer, sent in a carriage for a few years in the white house. the lifecycle did not work on the campaign formally or the white house power to the new and strange world of super pacs and independent expenditures. spectaculars about the campaign into destiny. as you get hooked up in a president? >> it is the right place, right time. a friend of mine was working at cnn as a documentary producer and has a more normal path into politics. i was not the first on anyone's list. she would knew i wanted to get involved in broadband and then i just hit it off with the senator and started traveling inside the bubble. >> how long did you do it? was a 24/7 for a while? >> you know, especially on the campaign, it really felt like 20 for seven. i was practically living in chicago when i was there too were three days a month. but scaled back a little bit at the white house because the president is someone who values the exec having dinner with his family. there is reasonable chance he would go to the family staff. >> who has all the video? spit out
what is with the obama administration. >> is a videographer, sent in a carriage for a few years in the white house. the lifecycle did not work on the campaign formally or the white house power to the new and strange world of super pacs and independent expenditures. spectaculars about the campaign into destiny. as you get hooked up in a president? >> it is the right place, right time. a friend of mine was working at cnn as a documentary producer and has a more normal path into...
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brookings was the home before entering the obama administration. looking back i'm grateful i had chance to think there mu -- and have a chance to try out thoughts on the truly outstanding scholars of the issue who and practitioner, i should add who are here such as dan and bruce. it was in the room i spoke a little more than four years on a paper entitled "strategic counterterrorism." i know, i speak for many colleagues in the government when say the brookings is a national treasure, and deserve it is our gratitude for i think bait soggy many of the smarter things our government has done. as we move from the first president obama's terms to his second, it is a fitting time to take stock of our fight against terrorism and violent extremism. of course, to do so, we need remember how things stood when the president took office almost four years ago. at that time, the al qaeda core was a formable and dangerous organization deeply dug to the federally administrated triable areas in pakistan capable of committing the catastrophic attack. yemen, a country
brookings was the home before entering the obama administration. looking back i'm grateful i had chance to think there mu -- and have a chance to try out thoughts on the truly outstanding scholars of the issue who and practitioner, i should add who are here such as dan and bruce. it was in the room i spoke a little more than four years on a paper entitled "strategic counterterrorism." i know, i speak for many colleagues in the government when say the brookings is a national treasure,...
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i fear that the obama administration has been sympathetic to that charge for the last four years. i think that was one of the motivations of the fast & furious operation. so that, i am worried that the administration has given jon hammar's case short shrift because of this larger issue. >> do you think -- i would imagine that the family was probably being counseled by the state department to the extent that they had conferrings with them, counseled to be quiet, let us work this out. but there came a point when they got this photo, sent anom musly of him chained to the bed that the family decided the only way to get something done is public. now you have a judge going to look at it. so maybe that worked? >> yeah, i can certainly understand saying, trying, let's try to do it the quiet way. that's often the most successful. a but after this length of time, the only conclusion is that the mexican government is using this particular case it make a larger point. that's when you have to apply political pressure at a much higher level. mexico can do a lot of things to make it easy for the
i fear that the obama administration has been sympathetic to that charge for the last four years. i think that was one of the motivations of the fast & furious operation. so that, i am worried that the administration has given jon hammar's case short shrift because of this larger issue. >> do you think -- i would imagine that the family was probably being counseled by the state department to the extent that they had conferrings with them, counseled to be quiet, let us work this out....
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. >>> the obama administration said that the president is ready to address reasonable changes to gun laws. but the big question we have is, when? nbc's peter alexander at the white house briefing and will have more for us in a moment. >>> time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week." they started footsteps clothing which had a booming christmas theme pajama line. not want to be a seasonal business, they added holidays and expanded to products that celebrate family life. my kids both want this nook hd+. my son loves the apps and movies. but my daughter? vampire books. sharing... whooh forget it! with our walmart credit card -- special financing, we can get two. the kids are happy. my shopping's done. our budget -- under control. now, let's go. i knew that. right. umph, i love that woman. [ male announcer ] get the seasons hottest brands, like nook hd and hd+. make an electronics purchase of $299 or more on your walmart credit card and get no interest if paid in full within 12 months. america's gift headquarters. walmart. >>> welcome back. newspapers in and around newtown car
. >>> the obama administration said that the president is ready to address reasonable changes to gun laws. but the big question we have is, when? nbc's peter alexander at the white house briefing and will have more for us in a moment. >>> time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week." they started footsteps clothing which had a booming christmas theme pajama line. not want to be a seasonal business, they added holidays and expanded to products that...
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the brady campaign has given the obama administration an "f" for its handling of gun rights in this country. what say you, mayor? i know to the past, you've been a surrogate for the obama campaign. that has the president done enough? >> well, craig, first and foremost, on your program, let me express the deepest sympathies to all of the families, the 26 victims and certainly even the mother of the shooter, a victim herself. we feel very pained, as the president has expressed, but we feel it here in philadelphia, for the violence and death that takes place in our city and cities across the country. craig, i'm not going to get into the grading issue. all of us can do a lot more, and president obama -- a lot more on this issue. and president obama acknowledged in his very heartfelt remarks yesterday that we need significant action, we need it now. that we need to put the politics aside. that all of us, as elected officials, local, state, and federal, all have a responsibility to the people of america to take action. we've been through this, as again the president mentioned, a number of differe
the brady campaign has given the obama administration an "f" for its handling of gun rights in this country. what say you, mayor? i know to the past, you've been a surrogate for the obama campaign. that has the president done enough? >> well, craig, first and foremost, on your program, let me express the deepest sympathies to all of the families, the 26 victims and certainly even the mother of the shooter, a victim herself. we feel very pained, as the president has expressed,...
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so why the obama administration is doing something that the bush administration failed to do is beyond my understanding. and we're going to do everything we can to prevent it from happening. >> you may remember that back in 2007, your then senatorial colleague, barack obama wrote a strong letter to the republican chairman of the fcc who wanted to change the rules, just like genachowski is doing now. and he condemned the very tactics that his own fcc chairman is employing today. >> absolutely. and we hope the president will get involved in this issue. so i don't-- to be honest with you, i don't know the internal dynamics of why what is happening is happening. i know you got a couple of republicans on the board, who are very sympathetic to moving forward toward more consolidation. but why genachowski is taking the position he is, i don't know. but i think it would be very helpful. and we will try to get the president to remember what he said four or five years ago. >> you said a moment ago that you recall these hearings that were held across the country. there was a lot of people, there
so why the obama administration is doing something that the bush administration failed to do is beyond my understanding. and we're going to do everything we can to prevent it from happening. >> you may remember that back in 2007, your then senatorial colleague, barack obama wrote a strong letter to the republican chairman of the fcc who wanted to change the rules, just like genachowski is doing now. and he condemned the very tactics that his own fcc chairman is employing today. >>...
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he said the obama administration will refuse any deal that keeps tax cuts in place for wealthy americans. republicans are meeting that idea with stiff resistance. >> reporter: with the clock ticking and the fiscal cliff looping closure he says the white house will only agree to a plan that includes higher tax rates. >> if they are going to force higher rates on all americans because they are unwilling for 2% of the americans, that is a choice they have to make. >> reporter: calling for $1.6 trillion in tax revenue. he insists the tax cuts must expire for the wealthiest americans. >> what we did is put forward a very carefully designed mix of tax reforms to put us on a path to fixing the debt. >> reporter: republicans did not welcome the proposal. >> i was disappointed by the president's proposal. i think it is a rerun of his budget patrol. it is $1.6 trillion. >> reporter: and expressing frustration with the lack of progress. >> i would say we are nowhere. >> reporter: he disagrees, pointing out the administration offered $600 billion in cuts to healthcare and other programs. he remains
he said the obama administration will refuse any deal that keeps tax cuts in place for wealthy americans. republicans are meeting that idea with stiff resistance. >> reporter: with the clock ticking and the fiscal cliff looping closure he says the white house will only agree to a plan that includes higher tax rates. >> if they are going to force higher rates on all americans because they are unwilling for 2% of the americans, that is a choice they have to make. >> reporter:...
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. >> she does but i don't think the obama administration knows what it thinks it should do yet? i think you'll see movements in state. >> on the friday morning of the shooting before it happened, really, the quote was on thursday, the front page of "the denver post" in colorado was that the governor of colorado said we need to have a debate in the legislature over gun control. six months before he didn't want to talk about it and now he says now's the time to talk about it after the aurora shooting so what you might see, in lieu of the white house actually saying here's a federal policy, you may see a number of states, at least, even in a pro gun state like colorado. i was surprised to her him say the legislature needs to have a debate. i should add upon the news that new democratic speaker of the house in colorado said the problem is, how do you define an assault weapon? how do you define this and that. i'm not saying they don't want it to go forward because i don't know. but the point to your point is that democrats, i think, know they want to do something. it's what exactly s
. >> she does but i don't think the obama administration knows what it thinks it should do yet? i think you'll see movements in state. >> on the friday morning of the shooting before it happened, really, the quote was on thursday, the front page of "the denver post" in colorado was that the governor of colorado said we need to have a debate in the legislature over gun control. six months before he didn't want to talk about it and now he says now's the time to talk about it...
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wouldn't your party be happy to have a fellow republican, hagel, in the obama administration? >> not necessarily. so, don, you mentioned the three things that are concerned to log cabin republicans. battle of gay rights. this is a guy who's going to be in charge of ensuring open implementation take place. he's has a negative record on that. not just talking about a former appointee. when it comes to iran, very weak. left of president obama when it comes to economic sanctions or imposing sanctions on tehran to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. and then finally our bilateral relationship with israel, not strong on that. so regardless of where you lie, pick your poison, it's a perfect storm for why he should not be sec-def. to use an army colloquiloaolloq he's a no-go. >> have you been getting pushback from your party about the ad? >> no. the party is a broad spectrum. there are folks that we work with on the nonproliferation issue regarding iran. we were longtime supporters of legislation that was advocated by leadership in our party. other coalition groups. also as far
wouldn't your party be happy to have a fellow republican, hagel, in the obama administration? >> not necessarily. so, don, you mentioned the three things that are concerned to log cabin republicans. battle of gay rights. this is a guy who's going to be in charge of ensuring open implementation take place. he's has a negative record on that. not just talking about a former appointee. when it comes to iran, very weak. left of president obama when it comes to economic sanctions or imposing...
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wouldn't your party be happy to have a fellow republican, hagel, in the obama administration? >> not necessarily. so, don, you mentioned the three things that are concerned to log cabin republicans. bad on gay rights. this is a guy who's going to be in charge of ensuring open implementation takes place. he's has a negative record on that. not just talking about a former appointee. when it comes to iran, very weak. left of president obama when it comes to economic sanctions or imposing sanctions on tehran to prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons. and then finally our bilateral relationship with israel, not strong on that. so regardless of where you lie, pick your poison, it's a perfect storm for why he should not be sec-def. to use an army colloquialism, he's a no-go. >> is this a turning point for the republican party? we will get to that. >> have you been getting pushback from your party about the ad? >> no. the party is a broad spectrum. there are folks that we work with on the nonproliferation issue regarding iran. we were longtime supporters of legislation that was advo
wouldn't your party be happy to have a fellow republican, hagel, in the obama administration? >> not necessarily. so, don, you mentioned the three things that are concerned to log cabin republicans. bad on gay rights. this is a guy who's going to be in charge of ensuring open implementation takes place. he's has a negative record on that. not just talking about a former appointee. when it comes to iran, very weak. left of president obama when it comes to economic sanctions or imposing...
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why was it the obama administration favored light security footprint in benghazi when it was clearly in conflict with the intelligence picture on the ground? there were 20 documented threats or incidents in benghazi prior to the 9/11 attack and we may get more visibility on that this morning from two secretary clinton deputies william burns and symptom mass nies. we heard from the democratic chairman of the committee, john kerry, the presumptive nominee for secretary of state. >> i know how deeply she feels the importance of the discussion that we're having today and i assure you it is not her choice she is not here today and she looks forward to appearing before the committee in january. i want to make that clear. >> reporter: secretary clinton has agreed to come up to capitol hill for a public hearings by the middle of january. she has also made available this full independent report called the accountability review board to the congress but it is worth noting that on at least two critical dates that first sunday after the 9/11 attack and the sunday talk shows, as well as this open
why was it the obama administration favored light security footprint in benghazi when it was clearly in conflict with the intelligence picture on the ground? there were 20 documented threats or incidents in benghazi prior to the 9/11 attack and we may get more visibility on that this morning from two secretary clinton deputies william burns and symptom mass nies. we heard from the democratic chairman of the committee, john kerry, the presumptive nominee for secretary of state. >> i know...
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. >>> a majority of americans are satisfied with the job the obama administration is doing right now. that's the finding of a cnn poll. 52% approve the president's jo performance. 54% feel vice president joe biden is handling his job well. first lady michelle obama has the highest approval rating at 73%. >>> 5:09. coming up, this school gets our approval rating. ♪ [ music ] they are pretty good there. how they're teaching students with special needs how to find power in music. >> plus, a big rockslide leaves a mess for caltrans workers in big sur. how long it's going to take to clean up all those rocks and much. more when we come back. caltrans is still removing e rocks and making road repai after >>> now i'm stuck on this side of the rockslide. i can't get home. and i can't get to work where i'm meant to be in the next couple of hours. >> caltrans is still removing large rocks and making road repairs after a slide on highway 1 just a few miles south of big sur. >> the slide happened on sunday and since then a section has been completely closed. that's forced people who live or work
. >>> a majority of americans are satisfied with the job the obama administration is doing right now. that's the finding of a cnn poll. 52% approve the president's jo performance. 54% feel vice president joe biden is handling his job well. first lady michelle obama has the highest approval rating at 73%. >>> 5:09. coming up, this school gets our approval rating. ♪ [ music ] they are pretty good there. how they're teaching students with special needs how to find power in...
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monday the obama administration made a new counteroffer to republican leaders, and major garrett is at the white house. and major, good morning. we knew -- >> good morning. >> we knew the president and the speaker had this hour long meeting. what came out of it? >> reporter: we'll talk about the timing. this week really could be the week, and there are officials i've talked to who would not be surprised if some sort of announcement of a deal could happen as early as tomorrow. what are some of the concessions president obama made? he made two big ones. historically he's always said he wanted to raise income tax rates on incomes $250,000 or higher. now he's willing to raise the income to $400,000. he made another concession, telling republicans for the first time he would accept some reduction in annual cost of living benefits for federal benefits. among those, says. now there's still some differences. john boehner, the house speaker, has said no, let's have the tax rates, 39.6% by the way, up from 35% on incomes over $1 million. so there's still a gap there. and the speaker wants a one-
monday the obama administration made a new counteroffer to republican leaders, and major garrett is at the white house. and major, good morning. we knew -- >> good morning. >> we knew the president and the speaker had this hour long meeting. what came out of it? >> reporter: we'll talk about the timing. this week really could be the week, and there are officials i've talked to who would not be surprised if some sort of announcement of a deal could happen as early as tomorrow....
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administration and handled by the state department. >> i think it was lot more than that. it was a long history of not getting along with john mccain and the moment he had the option, he used it. >> that's exactly right. i think -- hillary clinton iss trying to avoid entering into the susan rice situation where she is under pyre on capitol hill. for now the -- will keep the questions at bay. but come january, when she gets asked to come back to capitol hill, she will have to enter into this situation and answer the questions on capitol hill or else she will risk having a susan rice situation where she gets battered from -- >> put this aside. does she run and could she be a moderate republican? >> i think hillary clinton scares every single republican contender who is thinking about 2016 because if you looked at the primaries she won in 2008, she was winning rustbelt states and winning purple states. she is a real threat to the republican party if they are looking to rebound in four years. >> all right. good to see you. ty. >> thank you. >>> so good to have you join us. i w
administration and handled by the state department. >> i think it was lot more than that. it was a long history of not getting along with john mccain and the moment he had the option, he used it. >> that's exactly right. i think -- hillary clinton iss trying to avoid entering into the susan rice situation where she is under pyre on capitol hill. for now the -- will keep the questions at bay. but come january, when she gets asked to come back to capitol hill, she will have to enter...
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the obama administration is warning assad we in america are watching his every move, especially when it comes to these chemical weapons. >> the president made it clear the use of chemical weapons was a red line. we are monitoring the regime's chemical weapons stockpiles. i won't get into intelligence matters. but with the regime's grip on the power loosening with its failure to put count opposition to conventional means, we have an increased concern about the possibility about the regime taking the desperate act of using chemical weapons. >> reporter: senior obama administration officials confirmed to fox news that for loyal to bashar al-asaad have been observed moving around the regime's to be piles of chemical weapons. though to what degree and what ultimate purpose those things remain unknown at this point. the movement of the weapons components at several dozen known sites was first reported in the "new york times." they harbor concerns about possible preparation for use of chemical weapons but sources say they don't know if they noon use them. seen or officials have spoken publi
the obama administration is warning assad we in america are watching his every move, especially when it comes to these chemical weapons. >> the president made it clear the use of chemical weapons was a red line. we are monitoring the regime's chemical weapons stockpiles. i won't get into intelligence matters. but with the regime's grip on the power loosening with its failure to put count opposition to conventional means, we have an increased concern about the possibility about the regime...
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she previously worked for the obama administration working on health care reform. and tevi troy is a senior fellow at the hudson institute. he served as mitt romney's healthcare policy adviser during the presidential campaign. and tevi troy, if we phase in a higher age for medicare eligibility, do you really save much money? >> yeah, over a ten-year period we're looking at $125 billion in savings. over a 75-year period we're looking at a trillion dollars off medicare's long-term liability. so this is real money. it makes a real difference. over 20 years 5% savings. look, the kohut argument is that people want cuts but they don't want to pay for the cuts. policymakers have to make choices about what the best cuts are. >> suarez: are there any countervailing costs we have to worry about? if you move the bar from 65 to 67 don't people arrive at the threshold after years of underinsurance or uninsurance sicker and thus more expensive than this would have been if they enter the program earlier? >> there are problems and there's not perfect and neera's study talks about
she previously worked for the obama administration working on health care reform. and tevi troy is a senior fellow at the hudson institute. he served as mitt romney's healthcare policy adviser during the presidential campaign. and tevi troy, if we phase in a higher age for medicare eligibility, do you really save much money? >> yeah, over a ten-year period we're looking at $125 billion in savings. over a 75-year period we're looking at a trillion dollars off medicare's long-term...
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>>pam: new tonight, the obama administration has approved a plan to expand two california marine sanctuaries. the move could permanently prevent off shore oil drilling along a large section of the northern california coast. kron 4's charles clifford has details >>reporter: earlier today in washington the president gave a green light to the national oceanic and atmospheric adminstration, or noaa, to come up with a plan for expanding two of northern california's marine sanctuaries. let's take a look at a google earth map. this is a view of san francisco looking north across the city. to the west, off the marin coast is the gulf of the farallones national marine sanctuary seen herer in green. it covers more than 1200 square miles of ocean and includes the farallon islands and the waters around point rays. to the north is the cordell bank national marine sanctuary which includes more than 500 square nautical miles. now, under the proposed expansion the cordell sanctuary would be more than doubled in size, as would the farallones sanctuary which would be extended north to point arena in mendocino
>>pam: new tonight, the obama administration has approved a plan to expand two california marine sanctuaries. the move could permanently prevent off shore oil drilling along a large section of the northern california coast. kron 4's charles clifford has details >>reporter: earlier today in washington the president gave a green light to the national oceanic and atmospheric adminstration, or noaa, to come up with a plan for expanding two of northern california's marine sanctuaries....
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the obama administration drawing a line in the sand over tax hikes. the two sides seem further apart than ever with less than
the obama administration drawing a line in the sand over tax hikes. the two sides seem further apart than ever with less than
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what we need is for the obama administration to get involved with this. you saw the letter from the mexican ambassador. it was condescending, almost rid cuted our attempt -- ridiculed our attempts to get him out of jail. so we're just going to try to bring more attention to this and go down to that jail if we have to. this guy's an american patriot. he's 10 miles across the border. mexico has had over 49,000 murders in the last eight years. mexico is more dangerous than iraq or afghanistan for americans, and i would call on all americans, too, cancel your trips to mexico. if a product says made in mexico, don't buy it. we need to bring attention to this. i mean, this is just silly that he's right across the border with who was supposed to be a good neighbor, and they are not good neighbors in this case. megyn: we're just getting our first look at their explanation from the mexican ambassador to the united states, and he wrote a letter to your colleague in the house, ileana ros-lehtinen who's a republican congresswoman from florida where john hammer's from
what we need is for the obama administration to get involved with this. you saw the letter from the mexican ambassador. it was condescending, almost rid cuted our attempt -- ridiculed our attempts to get him out of jail. so we're just going to try to bring more attention to this and go down to that jail if we have to. this guy's an american patriot. he's 10 miles across the border. mexico has had over 49,000 murders in the last eight years. mexico is more dangerous than iraq or afghanistan for...
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he has already traveled the globe on behalf of the obama administration, helping mend strained relationships with afghanistan and pakistan. his 27 years of experience on the senate foreign relations committee put him in the perfect position to tackle ongoing struggles in the middle east. senator kerry is expected to breeze through the confirmation process. and a number of lawmakers are already eyeing his senate seat. i'm joined tonight by doug brinkley, professor, president and historian, author and professor of history at rice university. doug, good to have you back with us. >> thank you. >> this would probably make one of the strongest picks that the president could have gotten in this country, or am i wrong on that? >> oh, absolutely, ed. and, you know, he's replacing hillary clinton and to replace her is tough, but s world community is looking for somebody from america who is well-known. and john kerry, by virtue of being part of the foreign affairs game for so many decades now, and also just being respected all over the globe, he has made about ten visits to afghanistan and pakistan, wo
he has already traveled the globe on behalf of the obama administration, helping mend strained relationships with afghanistan and pakistan. his 27 years of experience on the senate foreign relations committee put him in the perfect position to tackle ongoing struggles in the middle east. senator kerry is expected to breeze through the confirmation process. and a number of lawmakers are already eyeing his senate seat. i'm joined tonight by doug brinkley, professor, president and historian,...
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administration. >> huge, huge. >> in the negotiations. >> huge setback. couldn't agree more, john. huge setback. quickly, paul ryan and grover norquist endorsed plan b. does that work? help the whip gets votes in line or not? >> sure it does. but it does not help, the club for both freedom works and organizations politically active on the campaign trail and legislatively said, no, don't vote for this. i think that could have created some complications for them. we could lose 20 members. they showed that tonight on the spending cut portion of the bill, but they can't lose a lot more than that. can't lose 30 members, and there were counts earlier today showing they lacked 30 votes of republican members of the house. so we'll see whether they can put this back together and how serious this problem is. >> all right. john harwood, thanks very much for the update. i said earlier, we'll see a lot of john as the evening proceeds. >>> now, my great pleasure, welcome back to the show, i call him america's mayor. the former mayor of new york city. rudy jew rudy giul
administration. >> huge, huge. >> in the negotiations. >> huge setback. couldn't agree more, john. huge setback. quickly, paul ryan and grover norquist endorsed plan b. does that work? help the whip gets votes in line or not? >> sure it does. but it does not help, the club for both freedom works and organizations politically active on the campaign trail and legislatively said, no, don't vote for this. i think that could have created some complications for them. we could...
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on monday the obama administration made a counter ffer t offer to republican leaders and major garrett is at the white house and major good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> we knew the president and the speaker had this hour-long meeting. what came out of it? what cam >> reporter: well many things it? norah.ter: we' let's do this in sequence, talk th about the timing.ld be the this could be the week and therefficials are officials i talked to who would not be surprised if some a deal announcement of a deal could s happen as early as tomorrow. t what are some of the concessions presiden president obama made. he made two big ones. historically he wanted to raise income tax rates on incomes at on inc $250,000 or higher.,000 he's willing to raise that ise threshold to 400,000 and told $4 republicans for the first time he would accept some reduction ction in in annual cost of living benefits for federal benefits among among those, social security. now there are still some difference differences. john boehner the house speaker has said no, let's have the tax rates, 39.6% by the way up
on monday the obama administration made a counter ffer t offer to republican leaders and major garrett is at the white house and major good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> we knew the president and the speaker had this hour-long meeting. what came out of it? what cam >> reporter: well many things it? norah.ter: we' let's do this in sequence, talk th about the timing.ld be the this could be the week and therefficials are officials i talked to who would not be surprised...
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>> what we got from an administration official, that president obama offered what he detailed in the speech a week ago keeping tax rates where they are for families earning less than $250,000 a year, extending long term unemployment insurance policy, and that bit of detail he gave a week ago in a speech is basically derived from the larger deficit proposal offered over, really, the last couple years as president of the united states. we're waiting whether or not in the meeting, lasting an hour at the white house, started at 3:10, is whether or not they made progress towards changing that proposal in a fashion to pass the house of representatives or make it viable for some senate republicans to join with that. the president, the administration officials say they offered the proposal as a way to get republicans to come back with something else, they say. if not, the president wants this plan to be voted on in the house and to be voted on in the senate. this proposal is unlikely, would be making it through the house unless there's progress made off the president's opening offer, a very
>> what we got from an administration official, that president obama offered what he detailed in the speech a week ago keeping tax rates where they are for families earning less than $250,000 a year, extending long term unemployment insurance policy, and that bit of detail he gave a week ago in a speech is basically derived from the larger deficit proposal offered over, really, the last couple years as president of the united states. we're waiting whether or not in the meeting, lasting an...
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. >>> meantime, a fight is brewing over energy exports with the obama administration releasing a report saying that natural gas exports would help economic growth but democrat ron wyden is calling for restraint saying he's been hearing a lot of opposition in the last few days. wyden is set to become chairman of the senate energy and natural resources committee next month. opponents believe the unchecked exports would threaten jobs and exports in manufacturing. >>> in the meantime, the low cost of gas here brings a plan to build a north american facility just to ship it back to europe. the "wall street journal" reports the company will build the $659 million plant in the u.s. or canada and the facility will huge natural gas to produce iron which will be sent back to europe to be processed into steel. >>> meantime, the nasdaq falling today but get this, shares of research in motion, yes, r.i.m., bucking the trend. seema mody with us now. this is not a typo, is it? >> not a typo. take a look at shares of research in motion. as you point out, best performing stock on the nasdaq 100, quite a
. >>> meantime, a fight is brewing over energy exports with the obama administration releasing a report saying that natural gas exports would help economic growth but democrat ron wyden is calling for restraint saying he's been hearing a lot of opposition in the last few days. wyden is set to become chairman of the senate energy and natural resources committee next month. opponents believe the unchecked exports would threaten jobs and exports in manufacturing. >>> in the...